Undergraduate surgery

The aim of the undergraduate surgical course is to teach medical students the fundamentals of surgical practice as it will pertain to their subsequent clinical careers. Pathophysiology of surgical diseases and conditions is taught along with the clinical presentation of such diseases. The subsequent surgical or non-surgical management of these conditions is also taught with a strong emphasis placed on evidence based medical practice.

Students have exposure to a wide variety of surgical specialties: Gastrointestinal, Colorectal, Hepato-biliary, Breast, Endocrine, Vascular, Orthopaedics, Plastics, Urology and Emergency Medicine.

Teaching is delivered by a variety of means: didactic lectures, small group tutorials, bedside, outpatient clinic, and operating theatre teaching. Students are actively encouraged to undertake laboratory or clinical summer research projects

• Surgical Curriculum
• Studying Surgery - Links
• Blackboard - NUI Galway

Final Year Medical Students

Two-week series of revision lectures at the start of the academic year followed by clinical attachments to various surgical services. Tutorials are delivered throughout the final medical year. Students are encouraged to attend the various intra-departmental meetings such as the case presentation meetings and the weekly journal club.

• Final Year Surgical Handbook 2010-11

Fourth Year Medical Students

A formal series of lectures is delivered and further clinical attachments take place throughout this year.

Third Year Medical Students

Introductory series of lectures in surgery towards the end of the year and one four-week attachment to a surgical service at that time.

Clinical Tutors 2011-12

Dr. David Kearney

Dr. Nuala Healy 

Room 203, Comerford Building 
NUIG Ext. 5485 (Dial 86-5485 if calling from UHG)
 

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